All S4C articles – Page 37
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Top 100 of 2004.
Which shows were in, which were out and what were the biggest ratings stories of 2004? Philip Reevell looks back on a year which saw heartbreak for England at Euro 2004 and The Vicar of Dibley triumphantly resurrected for Christmas.
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NewsBBC to air tsunami relief concert
The BBC is to broadcast the tsunami relief concert in Cardiff, which will feature stars such as Eric Clapton and Charlotte Church performing to raise money for the Asian disaster.
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Facilities - Macquarie Communications snaps up NTL Broadcast.
NTL Broadcast is to be sold to an Australian consortium led by the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) for£1.27bn, writes Rick Dacey.
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Macquarie Communications snaps up NTL Broadcast
NTL Broadcast is to be sold to an Australian consortium led by the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) for£1.27bn.
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NewsBBC dominates kids Baftas
Dick and Dom, the BBC's answer to Ant and Dec, bagged two awards at the Children's Baftas last night, as the BBC cleaned up.
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NewsBafta showdown for CBBC and CiTV
BBC children's presenters Dick and Dom will go head-to-head with CiTV's Ministry of Mayhem co-host Stephen Mulhern at this year's children's Bafta awards.
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S4C commissions welsh choir drama
Welsh channel S4C has commissioned a major new drama that aims to turn the 'land of song' clichés on their head. Cardiff-based indie Teledu Apollo will produce the 10 x 60-minute drama Con Passionate for broadcast next year. The story follows a female conductor who ...
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S4C to co-produce china documentaries
Welsh channel S4C is to co-produce a£3.3m documentary series on China with broadcasters from Canada, the US, Germany and France. The 4 x 60-minute series, China Rises, will focus on the country's economy, culture, society and politics, and will air in 2006. It is being co-produced by S4C, the Canadian ...
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S4C commissions kids series about sheep
S4C has commissioned a new long-running children's show featuring a family of sheep. Siwan Jobbins, S4C commissioning editor for children, has ordered 52 x 15-minute series The Baas from Cardiff-based indie Cynhyrchiadau Ceidiog Creations for broadcast in mid-2005. It will feature actors in costumes, created ...
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S4C's Jones to quit after decade in post
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has announced he will step down at the end of next year. Jones, who has been at the helm of the Welsh channel since 1994, said he will remain until December next year when a series of public service broadcasting reviews will have been concluded. ...
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Animation project
Hewlett Packard and software developer Alias are set to offer British animators the chance to test HP Labs' experimental Maya Rendering Service. The project, called SE3D, is offering 10 groups of UK animators free access to HP Labs' render farms, which utilise the power of hundreds of processors. The participants ...
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Holly's Helpline gains ADF as partner
German broadcaster ZDF is the latest partner to invest in a new animated series for Welsh channel S4C. Holly's Helpline , a 26 x 10-minute stop-motion animation series, was launched at MipTV earlier this year and S4C hopes to complete the financing of the series ...
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S4C Takes a second trip up the Aisle
Welsh channel S4C has commissioned a second run of wedding-themed format Y Briodas Fawr. It will again see six Welsh celebrities organise a real wedding and pitch in by baking the cake, taking the photos and playing the organ during the service. S4C commissioning ...
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Commissioners Q&A
Angharad Jones S4C's commissioning editor, drama and film is looking for plot-driven stories, reckons her channel could do with more humour and is excited by a choir drama filled with songs and sex
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NewsLygo handed£20m for C4 content push
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has been handed an extra£20m to plough into drama, comedy and current affairs.
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C4 overtakes BBC2 in ratings
Channel 4 has reasserted its ratings dominance over BBC2 after a decade of playing second fiddle.
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S4C prepares to go digital
Welsh channel S4C is to bolster its art, current affairs and children's output in preparation for its switch to a digital-only Welsh language service.
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NewsS4C prepares for analogue switch-off
Welsh channel S4C is to reposition itself as a provider of live-events, including music sport and rural programming ahead of its switch to a digital only Welsh-language service.
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NewsS4C report: BBC should increase Welsh output
The BBC should increase its supply of programmes to Welsh channel S4C, a new report from the department of culture media and sport has argued.
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ITV called on to guarantee Welsh service
A Welshembly member has called on ITV chief executive Charles Allen to give assurances on the amount of programming and the scheduling of programmes made in Wales.